98.1% of residents of Hermitage speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 11 (1.5%)
(90.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.6%Number of people working at home: 2 (0.8% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 538 (90%)

Carpooled: 35 (6%)

Taxi: 17 (3%)

Walked: 2 (0%)

Worked at home: 2 (0%)

First ancestries reported:

American: 82

Irish: 62

German: 52

Scotch-Irish: 18

English: 13

Italian: 12

African: 7

Polish: 6

Scottish: 6

Welsh: 5

French (except Basque): 4

Norwegian: 4

Greek: 1

Swedish: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

45%Africa, n.e.c.

18%England

18%Oceania, n.e.c.

9%Mexico

0%Denmark

0%Norway

0%Sweden

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 445

Other state: 254

Northeast: 8

Midwest: 135

South: 52

West: 58

69% of Hermitage residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Missouri.